TRT W VS SOB W T100

Right then, that is it from the Inaugural game of The Hundred Women, 2023. Southern Brave Women have registered a comprehensive victory. The Women's Hundred action continues as we have a doubleheader lined up on Wednesday, 2nd of August. It will be Welsh Fire Women vs Manchester Originals Women at 4 pm IST (10.30 am GMT) and London Spirit Women vs Oval Invincibles Women at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Do join us for the early build-up as well. Until then, goodbye and cheers!

Smriti Mandhana is the Hero of the Match for her match-winning half-century. She says that it is always good to start with a win. She says that it gives them momentum and she is happy she played well. Adds that she started off slow and then realized that the wicket was good. Further says that she enjoyed batting here as there was not much turn and ends by saying that they are happy to start their campaign with a win.

The Presentation ceremony...

Earlier in the game, Natalie Sciver-Brunt won the toss and opted to bowl first under an overcast sky but this decision didn't prove to be a positive one as the pair of Danni Wyatt and Smriti Mandhana started strongly. Mandhana kept on finding the fence and brought up a classy 50. They did lose a couple of wickets in succession but Maia Bouchier and Chloe Tryon played stellar cameos to take them to a big total of 157 runs. For Trent Rockets Women, Bryony Smith picked up a couple of wickets and Kirstie Gordon was highly economical but they bowled a few too many extras early on and ended up chasing a big score. In reply, Trent Rockets Women simply didn't have a good Powerplay and found themselves having to go hard in the middle overs, eventually ending up on the losing side.

Trent Rockets Women have only themselves to blame as a sluggish start cost them dearly. Bryony Smith got out without facing a ball and the hard-hitting Lizelle Lee couldn't do much either. There was a partnership brewing between Natalie Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur but the latter got out looking to up the ante, leaving the skipper with a lot to do. They kept on losing wickets and even though Natalie Sciver-Brunt picked off Maitlan Brown for a few boundaries, she too fell and the tail then just had too much to do.

Southern Brave with a strong showing in the field to back up their brilliant batting performance and they have clinched the opening game of the competition without much fuss. Brave were able to pick up a wicket off the very first ball of the innings as some confusion between the openers of Trent Rockets Women gave them an opening. This was then backed up by some really good bowling by young Mary Taylor who picked up three wickets in total. The spinners bowled tight spells and even though they conceded boundaries here and there, they were able to get wickets regularly and in the end, it was a comfortable victory.

Slower one, on off, Katherine Brunt pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. Southern Brave Women beat Trent Rockets Women by 27 runs!

Lands it outside off, Alana King looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards mid on. They collect one.

Lands it on off, Katherine Brunt pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Short and on off, slower too, Katherine Brunt looks to pull it but misses.

Full and outside off, Alana King drives it to covers for one.

Bowls it slower and outside off, Alana King looks to loft it but gets beaten.

A full toss, on off, Katherine Brunt lofts it to long on for one.

Touch short and on off, Alana King pulls it towards mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Off the mark in style. Full and outside off, Alana King picks it well and slices it through backward point for a boundary.

Alana King walks in.

OUT! TAKEN! Mary Taylor gets her third wicket. Full and outside off, shaping away, Jo Gardner looks to loft it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball lobs in the air towards point. Freya Kemp settles under it and completes the catch.